This volume ends Ibn al-Athir's (1193-1231) chronicles of the Crusades, abstracted from his larger history of Islam in general. It begins with the state of the Ayyubid empire when Saladin died, and traces the subsequent relations of the members of the dynasty. The first two volumes were published as part of the series in 2006 and 2007. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)